Genuine vs Faux - What's the difference?
genuine | faux | Antonyms |
Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.
Fake or artificial
Genuine is an antonym of faux.
As adjectives the difference between genuine and faux
is that genuine is belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure while faux is fake or artificial.genuine
English
(wikipedia genuine)Adjective
(en adjective)- a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials
Synonyms
* authentic * real * natural * lubish * true * See alsoAntonyms
* fake * ingenuineExternal links
* *Anagrams
* ----faux
English
Adjective
(-)- clothing made from faux leather
- a faux -archaic style of speech
- faux wine